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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 1906ORDINANCE NO. 1906 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING LODI MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.20 - ELECTRICAL SERVICE - BY REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 13:20:315, 'SCFIEDULE EDR - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATE," IN ITS ENTIRETY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1. Lodi Muni cipal Code Section 13.20.315, "Schedule EDR - Economic Development Rate," is hereby repealed and reenacted in its entirety to read as follows: 13.20.315 - Schedule EDR-Economic development rates. Applicability: A. New Business Rate Discount. NBR discount, applicable to any new commercial or industrial customer that locates their operations/business that receives electric utility service from the city of Lodi, with the following stipulations: a customer assigned to the G1 electric utility rate shall receive a discount for twelve consecutive months of twenty-five dollars per month; and, customers assigned to the G2, G3, G4, G5, or l1 electric utility rate shall receive a discount for twelve consecutive months of five percent; and this rate discount may not be combined with any other electric discount or rate and shall only apply to the base rate. Surcharges including, but not limited to, the California Energy Commission fee, solar surcharge, public benefits charge, state energy tax, and other assessments or charges afterthe date of this rate schedule shall not be subject to this discount. B. New Jobs Rate Discount. NJR discount, applicable to any commercial or industrial customer that adds a minimum of one full-time position, and retains that position for at least twelve consecutive months, with the following stipulation: a two percent discount for one to three new positions; four percent for four to six new positions; six percent for seven to nine positions; and eight percent for ten or more new positions. The maximum discount available is eight percent; all discounts are available for twelve consecutive months; and this rate discount may not be combined with any other electric discount or rate and shall only apply to the base rate. Surcharges including, but not limited to, the California Energy Commission fee, solar surcharge, public benefits charge, state energy tax, and other assessments or charges after the date of this rate schedule shall not be subject to this discount. C. The rate schedules referenced above shall be effective on applicable electric utility billings prepared by the City of Lodi on or after September 1 ,2015 and said utility rate discounts shall expire on June 30,2018. SECTION 2. No Mandatorv Dutv of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the City or outside of the City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as othenruise imposed by law. SECTION 3. Severabilitv. lf any provision of this ordinance orthe application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or appl¡cation. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof. SECT ION 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofal ãs such Cdnfliet mãy êxist. SECTION 5. This ordinance shallbe published pursuantto law and shall become effective 30 days from the date of passage and adoption App 1sth day of July, 2015 BOB MA ATTEST: )r""";/, NI E M. FERRAIOLO Clerk State of California County of San Joaquin, ss. l, Jennifer M. Ferraiolo, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1906 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held June 17, 2015, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular meeting of said Council held July 15,2015, by the following vote: AYES COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chandler, Kuehne, Mounce, Nakanishi, and Mayor Johnson NOES COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None I further certify that Ordinance No. 1906 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law. Clerk to Form NI D. MAGDICH J 2 City Attorney